# imagen-4.0-generate-001

Calls to the model imagen-4.0-generate-001 on Vertex AI stopped working on June 30, 2026.

On June 30, 2026, the model imagen-4.0-generate-001 will be retired. Calls to model imagen-4.0-generate-001 will fail after that date.

- API: Vertex AI (aiplatform.googleapis.com)
- Model: imagen-4.0-generate-001
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: June 30, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model imagen-4.0-generate-001`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/vertex-ai/imagen-4.0-generate-001/

## What to use instead

Move to gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image. Note that gemini-2.5-flash-image, named first, stops working on March 15, 2027.